Module: Jekyll::TimeInProgram

Defined in:
jekyll/_plugins/time_in_program.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#program_year(student) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'jekyll/_plugins/time_in_program.rb', line 40

def program_year(student) 
    # program year is years since admission rounded up to next highest integer,
    # e.g. student who has been here for 1.5 years is in program year 2
    
    return (years_in_program(student)).ceil;
    
end

#students_in_program_year_ge(studentlist, year) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'jekyll/_plugins/time_in_program.rb', line 48

def students_in_program_year_ge(studentlist, year)
       # given a list of students, return those who have been in the program
       # for "year" number of years or greater
 		return studentlist unless studentlist.is_a?(Enumerable)
 		studentlist = studentlist.values if studentlist.is_a?(Hash)
 		studentlist.select { |student| program_year(student) >= year }
end

#years_in_program(student) ⇒ Object

given a gradawan student object, return their time in program as a float to .01 years



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# File 'jekyll/_plugins/time_in_program.rb', line 13

def years_in_program(student) 

    values = student['admit_term'].split("/")
    year = values[0].to_i
    month = values[1].to_i
    if month == 1
        day = 3
    elsif month == 6
        month = 5
        day = 15
    elsif month == 9
        month = 8
        day = 20
    end
                
   time_entered =   DateTime.new(year,month,day) ;

    # get todays's date in year as real number
    # e.g. July 1, 2015 = 2015.5
    # seconds in 1 non-leap year = 365 days = 365×24×3600 = 31536000
    # seconds in average year = 365.25 days = 365.25×24×3600 = 31557600
    # (not taking into account non-leap year every 400 years)
    # then we round to nearest 0.01 years
                
   return (( DateTime.now - time_entered) / 365.25).round(2);
    
end